A colleague showed me some babyfood he had…I was so intrigued I had to take a picture. It’s prosciutto flavoured. I find that odd.
@ eric: I’m sure you haven’t been this upset since OJ got off…did you hate america after that one 😉
I better not commit any crimes.
I mentioned this a long while ago, but I read the book “The Monster of Florence” – it’s a true story of incompetent policework, journalism, and justice gone wrong in the hunt for a serial killer. Anyways great book…but on page 390 (the third to last page) there is this:
In November 2007, Mignini became involved in another sensational case, that of the brutal murder of a British student, Meredith Kercher, in Perugia. Mignini quickly ordered the arrest of an American student, Amanda Knox, whom he suspected of involvement in the murder. As of this writing, Knox is in Capanne prison, awaiting the outcome of Mignini’s investigation. It appears from press leaks that Mignini has a theory about Knox and two alleged co-conspirators in a dark plan of extreme sex, violence and rape.
As if on cue, Perugian prosecutors were reported to be looking into a potential satanic sect angle, because the crime had occured the day before the traditional Italian Day of the Dead. “I will give you ten to one odds,” said Niccolo, “that they will eventually drag the Monster of Florence into this.” I declined the wager.
Within a week of the murder, Gabrielle Carlizzi had weighed in at her website:
Meridith Kercher: A brutal murder…Perhaps connected to the Narducci case and the Monster of Florence, to ask Satan for protection in exchange for a human sacrifice? For what purpose? In the end to save those under investigation in the Narducci case who are responsible for this homicide.
btw one of the authors of “The Monster of Florence” is not allowed back into Italy and the other has been sued for defamation or something like that…
and if you don’t know what erics on about here’s some links:
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/05/an-american-in-the-italian-wheels-of-justice/?hp
http://www.newsweek.com/id/206765
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/04/world/europe/04italy.html?scp=4&sq=Amanda%20Knox&st=cse
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/12/06/amanda-knox-upset-tired-g_n_381644.html
Can you just summarise the links for me in a few apolitical sentences that i can grasp?
Hey mate,
will you be in Italy all December? If yes, why don’t you come to visit me in Rome? I will be in the Eternal City between 15th until 28th (I guess). Let me know
🙂
Luca (from Frankfurt)
With your blog entries you want something short and sweet… 😉 You’re so american. Focus now!!!
OK…2,0 is pissed because a pretty, spacey, yank bird had some weed and alcohol and killed her roomie. the investigation=gigantic clusterfuck…
The DNA on a kitchen knife was contaminated and questionable, but it was admissable in Italy, and it wasn’t clear that the kitchen knife is actually the murder weapon. A largely circumstantial case…I didn’t follow the it that closely. Eric can you chime in since you have a more educated opinion???
I’m mostly curious if they tested her for anything more than marijuana. Every article mentions drugs, but as far as i can tell it’s just weed. Most people I’ve come across that were on marijuana and alcohol are probably not capable of violent murder let alone a cover-up.
but since I’m pretending to be italian now I stand by the cops and government…they are infallable 😉
Hey Luca,
Not sure what my plan is. Matt is coming here for a couple days this month, but I’m either going to be here or back to ffm for a few days. Your offer intrigues me, so I will be in touch 🙂
I think you summed it up pretty well. My reluctance to embrace the verdict mostly has to do with the shoddy legal system (and criminal prosecutors) that convicted her. I am thinking of sending her fan mail…Can you get me her address?
e.
Why don’t you just come for a visit and we’ll go see her? Sounds like an exciting day!
Ok mate,
let me know
🙂